John Shook
John Shook is Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst, N.Y., and Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, since 2006. He has authored and edited more than a dozen books, is a co-editor of three philosophy journals, and travels for lectures and debates across the United States and around the world.
Theology Just Won’t Understand Human Morality
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 30, 2013
Frustrated theologians just can’t see how humanity can be moral all on its own.
The Rise of the Post-Christians
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 17, 2013
It is still said that America is a Christian nation. Really?
The Secular Agenda
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 25, 2013
Today’s great debates over religious liberty and secular government.
Are Nonbelievers Perceived as Less Moral?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 12, 2013
Don’t assume that research has reached a conclusion yet.
Goodbye to an Evil Pope
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 28, 2013
We won’t miss the Pope who used moral relativism to justify moral depravity.
What Did Science Owe to Christianity?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 16, 2013
Yes, experimental science arose in Christian Europe. Does the hostage really owe the captor anything?
Is Faith in God Reasonable?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 4, 2013
An odd question, but is it really debatable?
Atheism and the Consolations of Philosophy
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
January 16, 2013
Why would atheism have to console people as much as religion?
New Year’s Resolutions - For Humanity
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
January 1, 2013
The hopeful and helpful resolutions needed for our world are still here, always ready when needed.
A History of Disbelief
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 27, 2012
Jonathan Miller’s 2004 documentary is still the best survey of atheism’s history.
What Does Humanism Stand On?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 11, 2012
If humanism is more than a lifestyle choice or a subjective preference, where could it base its principles?
Richard Dawkins explains the Irrationality behind Miracles
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 5, 2012
An amusing talk by Dawkins that illustrates how seemingly amazing coincidences are just meaningless events.
Atheists, Nontheists, Agnostics, Faitheists, Apatheists, and now “Evatheists”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 13, 2012
Just when you thought that the zoo for the nonreligious couldn’t get weirder….
Religious War has been declared by the Religious Right
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 1, 2012
Historians won’t overlook the late hours of this 2012 election when they estimate when a new religious war began in America.
A Tribute to Paul Kurtz, Secular Philosopher
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 23, 2012
His organization of the secular movement won’t be soon forgotten. His organization of a positive philosophy to replace religion won’t be forgotten by the ages.
What the World Needs Most is Critical Inquiry
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 15, 2012
And the Center for Inquiry is always at the forefront of advancing reason!
How the West Was Civilized Despite Christianity
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 3, 2012
Yes, there’s a clash of civilizations. Before pondering some East-West clash, understand the war for the West first.
After Atheism
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 17, 2012
The question should not be “What follows from Atheism” but rather “What leads after Atheism”.
Religious Liberty - A Reality Check
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 9, 2012
Let’s recall what “religious liberty” really means, before it is too late.
‘Violence Against Women Act’ stalled over Inhuman Politics
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 29, 2012
While conventions fiddle around, human rights go unprotected.
Children Can’t Choose Their Religion, But Judges Can Do It For Them
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 6, 2012
There is no legal impartiality when a judge imposes a religious stance in court decisions.
Being an Agnostic Isn’t so Simple Anymore
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
July 20, 2012
Are there really two kinds of agnostics amongst us?
The Unbelief Generation - Millennials are the Secular Future
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 26, 2012
A series of striking polls illustrate how the Millennials are very comfortable with unbelief.
You Might Be An Atheist
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 11, 2012
It’s easier than ever to admit what you have been thinking all along.
Who is still going to Church?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
May 22, 2012
Church-goers are now a minority group in America.
Sam Harris’s New Plan for the War on Islam
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
May 2, 2012
Sam Harris wants to screen everyone who looks Muslim. The Center
for Inquiry and many other secular and civil rights organizations disagree.
I’m So Over God—but I’m No Atheist!
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 17, 2012
Atheism is just an optional state of mind - or is it?
Don’t Bother Praying Before That Exam
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 7, 2012
Praying for help with tests is even more useless than supposed.
Is there Nothing Wrong with Being Religious?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 17, 2012
Every time an atheist praises religious things, an angel gets his wings.
Christians Protesting at the Reason Rally
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 4, 2012
On March 24th in DC, the Reason Rally will have company from Faith rallyers.
